Tyrell Blackman
Chapel Hill,QLD
Summary
As a results-driven professional with a proven track record, I bring a wealth of experience in dynamic environments where effective leadership and adaptability are paramount. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong communication skills, both written and verbal, fostering collaborative team environments that thrive on innovation and creativity.
My problem-solving abilities have been a cornerstone of my success, consistently identifying challenges and implementing strategic solutions. I am known for my attention to detail and time management skills, ensuring the precision and timely completion of tasks. Whether working autonomously or as part of a team, I am dedicated to achieving results and exceeding goals.
I have a customer-focused approach, having successfully navigated roles requiring excellent customer service. I am not only adaptable to change but have taken the initiative to drive projects forward, showcasing a proactive and forward-thinking mindset.
My commitment to community service, as evidenced by volunteer fire service in ACT and QLD, volunteer as student representative on Indigenous Lawyers Association Queensland, my role as First Nations Officer for QUT Law Society and student representative on the Indigenous Australian Advisory Committee (QUT), reflects my passion for giving back to both my immediate community and the broader society.
I am excited about the opportunity to leverage my skills and experience to contribute effectively to your team and the overall success of [company/organization name].
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
Carumba Institute
10.2023 - Current
- Developed and deepened relationships with key stakeholders.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Kept senior management well-informed by preparing and presenting project status reports.
- Identified and resolved project issues and mitigated risks, reducing challenges and improving project results.
- Developed and monitored project schedules and objectives for successful completion.
- Coordinated small- and large-scale projects to meet Institutes vision and goals.
Widening Participation Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - Current
- Effective and adaptive communications styles.
- Represented organization at professional conferences, developing and delivering engaging presentations to diverse audiences.
- Promoting organisational mission and values.
- Facilitated presentations and other outreach events to raise visibility of and delivering organisational goals.
- Maintained student satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing student's needs and resolving concerns.
Senior Firefighter (Volunteer)
QLD Rural Fire Service
03.2019 - Current
- Attending emergency incidents.
- Fire suppression.
- Undertaking and assisting with firefighter training.
- Collaborated with other emergency responders on scene to establish appropriate incident management techniques.
- Participated in community outreach programs to raise awareness of fire prevention and safety measures.
- Oversaw equipment and vehicle upkeep to maintain emergency readiness.
- Operated hoses, pumps, ladders and other firefighting equipment.
Vacation Research Experience Scheme
Carumba Institute QUT
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Participated in strategy review meetings to brainstorm new developments in Queensland justice system, through collaborative thinking.
- Presented strategic ideas and solutions to senior staff, for client centric design decisions.
- Performed research design elements and complete research, authoring feedback and reports for use in future application of strategies.
- Applied both qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continuously improve my research capabilities.
- Identified, documented and reported on technical factors impacting cleint outcomes.
Faculty of Business and Law Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - 07.2023
- Effective and adaptive communications styles.
- Represented organization at professional conferences, developing and delivering engaging presentations to diverse audiences.
- Promoting Faculty's mission and values.
- Facilitated presentations and other outreach events to raise visibility of and delivering Faculty's goals.
- Maintained student and peer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing student's needs and resolving concerns.
First Nations Internship
Ashurst
03.2023 - 03.2023
- Prepare legal documents.
- Effective legal and non-legal communication.
- Assisted legal professionals.
- Collected, arranged, and input information from a number of legal documents into database system.
- Conducted extensive research for legal issues.
- Participated small team and one on one workshops and presentations related to practice area to gain knowledge.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key internal stakeholders.
Oodgeroo Student Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Effective and adaptive communications styles.
- Developing and delivering engaging presentations to diverse audiences.
- Developed in-depth knowledge of university resources and services and promoted to prospective students
- Led campus tours for prospective students.
- Mentored students to increase satisfaction and help engage in campus life.
- Developed and maintained relationships with current and prospective students to drive retention.
- Facilitated presentations and other outreach events to raise visibility of and delivering organisational goals.
- Interacted with university and prospective students and parents during tours and student visit days, answering questions, and providing insight.
Education Coordinator
ARTIE Academy
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Developed community education programs, presentations and other activities designed to increase and improve educational outcomes.
- Collated feedback and performance data to create insightful reports, that met governmental requirements.
- Recognised educational and attendance program improvement requirements and supported school and organisation management in developing solutions.
- Liaised between faculty, staff and administrators to coordinate educational program delivery.
- Tracked educational program progress to identify strengths and opportunities.
Indigenous Support Officer
Marist College, Ashgrove
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Compiled and developed a Indigenous strategy to better care for the needs of remote Indigenous students.
- Conducting risk assessments and monitored student safety.
- Planned after school and extracurricular programs with organizations such as Tutoring program and NAIDOC Week events.
- Managed alternative education programs that supported Indigenous students.
- Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with educational objectives.
- Monitored and reported on student learning outcomes.
Handyman Business
Self-employed
03.2016 - 12.2018
- General construction and household repairs such as roofing & guttering, plastering, wall and floor repairs, tiling and bathroom resealing, deck sanding and maintenance, paving, wall framing, painting, door hanging.
- Power tool use and maintenance.
- Administration and marketing
- Book-keeping, business organising, project planning and quoting.
Fire Fighter
ACT Rural Fire Service
04.2015 - 07.2016
- Attending emergency incidents.
- Maintained strong knowledge of firefighting principles and suppression methods, which enabled proper decision-making in emergency situations.
- Undertaking and assisting with firefighter training.
- Maintaining equipment, identified faults, and upskilled for proper safe use of firefighting equipment.
- Community engagement/
- Fire fighting aircraft safety & operations. Coordinating safe air operations are fire emergencies.
- Safe appliance driving under emergency situations.
Intelligence Analyst
Australian crime Commission
02.2012 - 02.2016
- Briefed upper-level personnel on emerging threats. Assisted in creating high-level intelligence briefs for senior-level personnel.
- Utilised intelligence collection platforms and analysis techniques to identify and document intelligence gaps.
- Analysed open-source intelligence data to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
- Conducted detailed data analysis to identify patterns and trends in complex datasets.
- Coordinated with other intelligence agencies to share information and resources.
- Created useful and timely intelligence products to support field operations.
- Produced multi-source intelligence reports and products for different agency customers.
Police Officer
Queensland Police Service
08.2008 - 02.2012
- General Law Enforcement of Queensland laws, as per legislative requirements, operational guidelines and general legal principles, that protected public and upheld respect and care of offenders.
- Respond to security risk, and emergency situations.
- Traffic Management and patrolling, enforcing traffic laws at discretion to provide optimal safety to road users.
- Assist in judicial process. Gathered necessary information and evidence for court appearances and testified as witness under oath in court. Prepared detailed briefs and applied high level attention to detail to uphold the integrity of the justice system.
- Crime Investigation, using various analytical techniques to investigate, gather evidence, and determine complex legal and criminal incidents.
- Maintain operational safety and managed persons in care and custody.
- Supervised crowds at busy events to prevent injuries and property destruction.
Apprentice Carpenter
Q-Build
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Observed all OSHA and corporate safety regulations and procedures.
- All aspects and process of house construction, from site planning, footing preparation and pouring, slab prep and pouring, wall framing, sub flooring, truss installation, roofing hip and valley and gables, guttering installation, bracing of roof and wall structures, house and office fit outs.
- Gained valuable education in residential and commercial building codes.
- Kept job site cleaned up properly and all debris disposed of in respective containers.
- Planned and executed work with proper tools and materials to maximize productivity.
- Completed installations of building structures, trim, flooring, and cabinetry.
- Monitored tool and equipment condition and arranged repairs.
- Interpreted construction plans and instructions to meet exact engineering specifications. Used plans to understand tasks necessary to complete each job.
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Honors) -
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD12.2023
Respond to isolated structure fire-activity (PUAFIR218-1) -
Queensland Fire And Rescue Service
Brisbane, QLD01.2021
Trim and cut felled trees-activity (FWPCOT2239-1) -
Murwillumbah Adult Education Centre Inc
Brisbane, QLD01.2021
Maintain and operate chainsaw (AHCMOM213-1) -
Murwillumbah Adult Education Centre Inc
Brisbane01.2021
Certificate IV Indigenous Leadership
Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre
Brisbane, QLD01.2021
Asbestos Awareness
ACT Emergency Services
Canberra, ACT01.2016
Certificate II Public Safety Fire Fighting Operati
ACT Emergency Services
Canberra, ACT01.2016
Diploma of Project Management -
Australian Crime Commission
01.2013
Diploma of Government -
Australian Crime Commission
01.2013
Diploma of Public Safety -
Queensland Police Service
01.2011
Certificate III Security Operations
Queensland Police Service
Brisbane, QLD01.2010
Certificate IV Justice (ATSI) (sic)
Queensland Police Service
Brisbane, QLD01.2010
Asbestos Handling & Environmental Management
Q-Build
Charters Towers, QLD01.2003
Skills
- Legal Analyse
- Risk Management Techniques
- Stakeholder Management
- Health & Safety
- Community Minded
- Leadership
- Levelheaded
- Resourceful
- Innovative
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Cultural Awareness
- Teamwork
- Situation Awareness
- Mediating & Negotiating
- Crisis Management
- Problem Solving
- Observation
- Critical Thinking
- Strategic Analysis
Professional Memberships
- Indigenous Australians Advisory Committee, Student Representative, 07/01/22, Current
- Indigenous Lawyers Association Queensland, Student Representative, 07/01/22, Current
- QUT Law Society, First Nations Officer, 03/01/23, Current
- Indigenous Social (Indigiso), Faculty Representative, 01/01/23, 05/31/23
- Queensland Law Society, Student Member, 05/01/23, Current
Volunteer Experience
- Queensland Rural Fire Service, Senior Firefighter, 03/01/17, Current
- Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service, Firefighter, 04/01/15, 07/31/16
References
- Dr David Singh, Academic Coordinator, Carumba Institute, QUT, (07) 3138 8611, carumbainstitute@qut.edu.au
- BEC CARTY, People & Culture Consultant, Early Careers, Ashurst, (07) 3259 7000, bec.carty@ashurst.com
- BRENT McKNOULTY, Education Consultant, Widening Participation, QUT, 0409 269 582, b2.mcknoulty@qut.edu.au
- STEVEN PAGE, General Manager, ARTIE Academy, (07) 3367 1432, stevenp@fogs.com.au
Timeline
Project Officer
Carumba Institute
10.2023 - Current
Vacation Research Experience Scheme
Carumba Institute QUT
06.2023 - 08.2023
First Nations Internship
Ashurst
03.2023 - 03.2023
Widening Participation Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - Current
Faculty of Business and Law Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - 07.2023
Oodgeroo Student Ambassador
Queensland University of Technology
03.2022 - 12.2022
Education Coordinator
ARTIE Academy
09.2020 - 12.2020
Senior Firefighter (Volunteer)
QLD Rural Fire Service
03.2019 - Current
Indigenous Support Officer
Marist College, Ashgrove
01.2019 - 04.2020
Handyman Business
Self-employed
03.2016 - 12.2018
Fire Fighter
ACT Rural Fire Service
04.2015 - 07.2016
Intelligence Analyst
Australian crime Commission
02.2012 - 02.2016
Police Officer
Queensland Police Service
08.2008 - 02.2012
Apprentice Carpenter
Q-Build
01.2002 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Laws (Honors) -
Queensland University of Technology
Respond to isolated structure fire-activity (PUAFIR218-1) -
Queensland Fire And Rescue Service
Trim and cut felled trees-activity (FWPCOT2239-1) -
Murwillumbah Adult Education Centre Inc
Maintain and operate chainsaw (AHCMOM213-1) -
Murwillumbah Adult Education Centre Inc
Certificate IV Indigenous Leadership
Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre
Asbestos Awareness
ACT Emergency Services
Certificate II Public Safety Fire Fighting Operati
ACT Emergency Services
Diploma of Project Management -
Australian Crime Commission
Diploma of Government -
Australian Crime Commission
Diploma of Public Safety -
Queensland Police Service
Certificate III Security Operations
Queensland Police Service
Certificate IV Justice (ATSI) (sic)
Queensland Police Service
Asbestos Handling & Environmental Management
Q-Build